I prefer a flat in Inverness to       in Perth , because I want to live near my Mom’s .

A. one     B. that         C. it       D. this

【详解】考查代词的用法。one表示泛指，相当于“a(an)+名词”，代替的是同类事物中的“一个”；that表示特指，相当于“the+名词”；it所代替的是前面提到过的同一事物；this表示近指。故选答案A。

TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the androids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, an android（有人特点的）with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors(感应器)embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate（模仿）life with robot technology.

“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”

Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）. Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.

The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot on wheels called Papero. A robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of companionship.

Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices（设备）monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.

On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.

1.What is the best title of this passage?

A．“Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan

B．Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan

C．Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.

D．Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life.

2.The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means      .

A．fixed             B．established        C．settled            D．rooted

3.According to Professor Sato,       .

A．the robot serves tea much faster than a human being

B．the robot does anything like human beings

C．tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society

D．tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.

B．A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.

C．All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.

D．The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.

5.We can infer from the passage that        .

A．people are afraid of being monitored by robots.

B．the technology of robots has been highlighted（强调） in Japan.

C．robots can completely take the place of human beings.

D．people’s privacy should be strictly protected

TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the androids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, an android（有人特点的）with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors(感应器)embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate（模仿）life with robot technology.
“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）. Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot on wheels called Papero. A robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices（设备）monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.
【小题1】What is the best title of this passage?

阅读理解

　　To learn English well you must learn about yourself. You must discover what your own special needs are in English. You should pick out what makes English different from your own language and concentrate(集中) on those parts. And above all, you should pick out your personal weaknesses in English, pick out your own special problems, find out what mistakes you most often make and make a list of them.

　　It will be best if, in your preparation, you can practise doing the various sorts of work you will be asked to do in an examination. You should then make a careful note of any mistakes you make more than once. Count(数) up how many times you make each mistake, and the mistake you make most often should be at the top of your list, the next most common in the second place, and so on.

　　For example, if your own language is Japanese, you may find the problem of articles comes at the top of your list. If you speak German, you may find using some of the conjunctions(连词) is your biggest problem. If your mother tongue is French, you may find you are always having trouble with some prepositions(介词). And if Italian is your language, you may often forget to use a suitable pronoun(代词) when you should.

　　But these are only examples of mistakes typical(典型的) of certain languages. They may or may not be your particular personal mistakes. As I say, these personal ones are the most important of all to discover.

　　Find out your problems, deal with them and remember them.

1．To learn English well the most important thing is to ________.

[　　]

A．learn about yourself

B．discover your own special need

C．find out the difference between your own language and English

D．pick out your own personal weaknesses in English

2．The writer advises the readers to ________.

[　　]

A．spend as much time on English as possible

B．take examinations of various sorts

C．find their own problems through doing carefully designed exercises

D．keep a notebook with the most important language points in it

3．The first item(项目) on the list should be the mistake you make ________.

[　　]

4．According to the examples given ________ may have difficulty in using the word “if”.

[　　]

5．To make a list of personal mistakes ________.

[　　]

A．needs careful work

B．takes little time

C．is an easy job

D．is all one has to do in learning English

TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the androids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, an android（有人特点的）with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors(感应器)embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate（模仿）life with robot technology.
“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）. Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot on wheels called Papero. A robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices（设备）monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes

1. 1.

   What is the best title of this passage?

   1. A.
      “Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan
   2. B.
      Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan
   3. C.
      Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly
   4. D.
      Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life
2. 2.

   The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means      

   1. A.
      fixed
   2. B.
      established
   3. C.
      settled
   4. D.
      rooted
3. 3.

   According to Professor Sato,       

   1. A.
      the robot serves tea much faster than a human being
   2. B.
      the robot does anything like human beings
   3. C.
      tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society
   4. D.
      tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service
4. 4.

   Which of the following statements is NOT true?

   1. A.
      A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks
   2. B.
      A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes
   3. C.
      All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots
   4. D.
      The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan
5. 5.

   We can infer from the passage that        

   1. A.
      people are afraid of being monitored by robots
   2. B.
      the technology of robots has been highlighted（强调） in Japan
   3. C.
      robots can completely take the place of human beings
   4. D.
      people’s privacy should be strictly protected